Combination-garment



E. GOTTLIEB.

COMBINATWN GARMENT.

APPLICATION FLLED MAR. 2. 1920.

Patented Dec. 21,

INVENTOR: Effiel GZZTZz'eZ, BY 6 %\?T 0RNEYS PATENT OFFICE.

ETHEL commas, or NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

COMBINATION-GARMENT.

Application filed March 2,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ETHEL GOTTLIEB, a v citizen of Hungary, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Garments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and. exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates, generally, to improvements in garments; and, the present invention has reference, more particularly, to a novel, neat and simply constructed garment in the form of a combined corset-cover or brassiere and a camisole, with a view of providing -a combination garment of the character hereinafter more fully set forth, in which but single shoulder-straps are employed, and in which the inner and outer garments are detachably or separably con nected at or near their upper edge-portions, but are not connected with each other at any other point or points of the garment by sewing, shirring, or otherwise.

It is well-known, that the brassiere, when worn, is more readily soiled than the cami' sole, and the latter being usuallymade of a more delicate fabric than the brassiere, if

soiled, requires washing with great care in cold water, while the soiled brassiere being of a different texture requires washing in hot Water. Furthermore, if both the brassiere and the camisole were washed in the same water, without separating the inner garment from the outer garment, it is possible that the colors of the camisole might run, and thereby discolor or stain the brassiere. It will also be understood, that where the two garments are permanently secured at their tops or bottoms, that it is with the greatest difficulty and inconvenience that the combined garments can be properly and neatly ironed.

With the above-stated objections in view, the invention has for its principal object to provide a combination garment in the form of a brassiere and camisole, said garments being made in most cases of different fabrics, and being arranged one within the other, with the camisole and brassiere detachably.

or separably connected at a point or points Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec, 21, 1920,

1920. Serial No. 362,659.

at or near their upper marginal edges, so

that the two garments can be easily and quickly separated or disconnected without the necessity of ripping lines of sewing or stitching.

The invention has for its further object to provide a combination garment of the in view, the said invention consists, primarily in the novel combined brassiere and camisole hereinafter more fully set forth; and, the present invention consists, furthermore, in the novel arrangements and combinations of the several parts, as well as in the details of the construction .of the same, all of which will be fully described in detail in the following specification, and then finally embodied in the clauses of the claim .which are appended to and which form an essential part of the said specification. v

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the combined garment, certainportions of v the garment being shown broken away, so as to illustrate, more particularly, the general construction of certain portions of the combination garment, and said view representing one manner of detachably or separably connecting the brassiere and camisole, along their upper marginal edge-portions by means of a shirr-string, band or ribbon.

' Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section of the same, said section being taken on line 22 in said Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail face view of the fragmentary portions of a combined brassiere and camisole; and Fig. at is a transverse vertical section of the same, said section being taken on line 4-4 in said Fig. 3, and said views illustrating a slightly modified construction of the principles of the present invention.

Similar characters of reference are emrality of suitably spaced openings, as 5. As

shown in Fig.1, the front 2 of the brassiere may be provided with separating fronts, as 6 and 7 having suitably formed fasteners, as 8, for closing said fronts, but this is not essential, and the brassiere may be made with other fronts.

The ornamental camisole of the garment is indicated by the reference-character 9, being made somewhat slightly larger than the brassiere, so as to be adapted to be easily slipped over the latter, and that the lower and upper edge-portions of the camisole, will project slightly beyond the respective lower and upper edge-portions of the brassiere, as will be seen from an inspection of said Fig. 1 of the drawings.

As is usual, the camisole is made of a more delicate and ornamental fabric than the brassiere, being preferably, but not absolutely provided upon its upper edge with an edging 19 of lace, or the like, and its bottom edge being also preferably suitably ornamented with a shirring or edging as 10.

At or near its upper edge, the camisole is I also provided with a plurality of penings 11 corresponding in number and location to the number and location of the openings 5 in the brassiere, so that each opening 11 is in registration with an opening 5.

Threaded into and through the said registering openings alternately from front to rear and from rear to front of the two garments, that is the camisole and brassiere, is a shirr-string 12, usually in the form of an ornamental band or ribbon, the free endportions of which extend from the front of the combined garment, where they may be tied in the form of a bow 13, as represent? ed in said Fig. 1. Thus, it will be seen, that the camisole and the brassiere, by means of this band or ribbon 12, are detachably or separably connected in supporting relation with each other along their upper edges, Without permanent stitching or sewing, the

' remaining parts of the camisole being disconnectedly disposed over the brassiere, which usually is more or less snugly fitted over the corset, will hang in loose and graceful folds so as to produce a beautiful effect and without discomfort to the wearer.

To cause the combined brassiere and camisole to be properly supported from the shoulders of the wearer, single shoulderstraps 14 are provided, said single straps being secured at their ends 15, usually to the inner surface-portions of the camisole at or near the upper edge-portions of the front and back of the camisole, substantially in a manner as represented in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

\Vhen. wearing thin dresses, it is desirable that the camisole be made of a thin and fancy material, and that a brassiere, especially with stout persons, be used of a stronger and an easily washable fabric and, by constructing and detachably or separably connecting the two garments together as here shown in the drawings, and as hereinabove described, the necessary support is provided by the brassiere which is concealed completely within the dressy outer camisole, and still the two garments are connected in a manner that they can be easily and quickly separated by the novice, and separately laundried, so that the washingefl ect of one garment will not have any deteriorating influence upon the other garment.

The separable connecting arrangement of the two garments at their upper edges also permits the use of single shoulder-straps, so that there is no slipping of an inner brassiere-strap from under the camisole-strap which is so objectionable in combined brassieres and camisoles when provided with double shoulder-straps as is ordinarily the case with combinatirn garments of this character.

As shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings the detachable connecting and suspension band or strap 12 may be dispensed with and in lieu thereof, the brassiere may be provided at or near its upper edge with properly located button-holes 16, the shoulder-straps which are secured at their respective endportions to the inner faces of the camisole being provided with extensions or tabs 17 to which are fastened suitable buttons, as 18, whichmay be disposed in the buttonholes 16, substantially in the manner represented in said Figs. 3 and 4.

lVhile in the fore oing specification I have described, and in t e accompanying drawings, I have illustrated, two practical constructions embodying the principles of the present invention, I am fully aware that the general arrangements and combinations of the several devices and parts, as well as the details of the construction of the several parts, may be changed without departing from the scope of the present invention as set forth in the foregoing specification, and as defined in the clauses of the claims which are appended thereto. Hence, I do not limit my present invention to the exact arran ements and combinations of the several evices and parts as described in the said specification, nor do I confine myself to the exact details of the construction of the said parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

1 claim 1. A combination garment comprising a camisole, having a brassiere arranged therein and separably secured thereto at the upper marginal portion of said camisole, to permit separation of the camisole and brassiere for laundrying the same separately.

2. A combination garment comprising a camisole, having a brassiere arranged therein and separably secured thereto at the up-' per marginal portion of said camisole, to permit separation of the camisole and brassiere for laundrying the same separately, combined with single shoulder-straps attached to the upper edge-portion of the combined garment. I

3. A combination garment comprising a camisole and a brassiere entirely concealed therein, said camisole and brassiere being provided along their upper edge-portions with registering receiving openings, and a band or the like threaded into and through said registeringopenings for attaching the camisole to said brassiere along said marcamisole and brassiere for laundrying the same separately.

4:. A combination garment comprising a camisole and a brassiere entirely concealed therein, said camisole and brassiere being provided along their upper edge-portions With registering receiving openings, and-a band or the like threaded into and through said registering openings for attaching the camisole to said brassiere along said marginal edge-portions, said band or the like being removably disposed in said registering openings to permit separation of the camisole and brassiere for laundrying the same separately, combined with single shoulder-straps attached to the upper edge-portion of the combined garment.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 26th day of F ebruar 1920.

ETH L GOTTLIEB.

Witnesses:

F REDK. C. FRAENTZEL, BARBARA W. SUTTERLIN. 

